Charles W Avona
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 42-97078. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pride of the Yankees
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Killed in action |
29 April 1944 | ||
|
Born |
Shelter Island, New York |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
ChangesChanges to biography, events and aircraft associations
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 4457 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4457